Social Entrepreneurship Intentions among Students in Higher Education Institutions: A Conceptual Study

Abstract

The concept of entrepreneurship intention and social entrepreneurship is interesting because this research is focused a major role in most academia field and practice that creates benefits for the community. This paper aims to discuss multiple versions of conceptual model of social entrepreneurial intention. This paper draws on intention models in social entrepreneurship to identify gaps. Therefore, a discussion on common conceptual model of entrepreneurial intention that frequently used in the field of social entrepreneurship based on the existing theory. The paper contributes to the social entrepreneurship literature by providing new insights about social entrepreneurial intention. The result has important implications for theory and practice. The methods or frameworks that can be used for researchers as well as practitioners to understand the formation of social entrepreneurial intentions so that they can inspire further research.